London�s annual Lesbian and Gay Film Festival may have been cut down to just a week but a community effort will see a fringe event following the main festival.
Due to cutbacks for arts funding, the British Film Institute has slashed next month�s festival down to six days, instead of its usual 14.
The festival�s supporters fear that the event may be cut completely and are petitioning the BFI to save it.
The cuts mean that the festival will show a reduced programme of events, despite celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
However, a group of artists and creatives plan to hold a four-day fringe festival in east London to follow the end of the usual festival on April 6th.
Titled �Fringe! the London gay film fest�, the event will include parties, special screenings, talks and performances.
Twelve films will be shown across four locations, including the Rio Cinema in Dalston, the Aubin Cinema and the George & Dragon.
Alex Karotsch, the festival�s producer and promoter of clubs Dirtbox, Dick & Fanny and Kimono Krush, said: �It�s a grassroots, not-for-profit festival for people who like gays and films.
�We�ll be showing crowd-pleasing classics along with new stuff, talks and performance. There�s also loads of quirky and exciting parties open to everyone during the four days of the festival.�
Anna Leach, the festival�s publicist and editor of lesbian website The Most Cake, added: �We were gutted to hear that the BFI festival had been cut in half and wanted to keep the spirit alive despite the cuts. After a random Facebook conversation we decided to pull together this fun weekend of classic gay celluloid romps, new queer films and great social events.�
The Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will be held between March 31st and April 6th. Fringe will be held between April 7th-10th. For more information
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